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French Schoolgirl Whose Story Of ‘Islamophobia’ Led To Teacher’s Beheading, Admits She Made The Story Up

Emily Zanotti
French Schoolgirl Whose Story Of  ‘Islamophobia’ Led To Teacher’s Beheading, Admits She Made The Story Up
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The French schoolgirl who claimed her teacher told Muslim students to leave class before he showed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed — a claim that led to the teacher’s death in a terror attack — now admits she lied about the incident.

Samuel Paty, the teacher, was beheaded back in October, after the girl’s father put out a call on social media, claiming Paty had insulted Muslims, and including the teacher’s personal information — actions that allegedly led to his murder.

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